Cadence Design Systems → Arm Holdings

As of 2026-09-05, Cadence Design Systems is a tracked supplier of Arm Holdings. Cadence Design Systems is a leader in EDA & IP (headquartered in United States); Arm Holdings is a leader in EDA & IP (headquartered in United Kingdom). Cadence Design Systems has 10 tracked customers; Arm Holdings has 1 tracked supplier.

Data as of 2026-09-05 · relationship type: tracked supplier → customer · both names resolve in companies.json · no dollar amount is shown unless it already sits on a company record, and none is invented here

Why this edge matters

Cadence Design Systems (leader in EDA & IP) is a tracked supplier of Arm Holdings (leader in EDA & IP). EDA duopolist with Synopsys; strong in analog, PCB and verification. CPU architecture licensed in virtually every smartphone and most edge devices. The edge is one of 1 tracked supplier of Arm Holdings and one of 10 tracked customers of Cadence Design Systems.

Source: derived from both company records and the counted edges.

Concentration / risk note

Cadence Design Systems is positioned as a leader in EDA & IP, so this edge is harder to replace than a challenger or niche supplier. Arm Holdings has only 1 tracked supplier in this dataset. Concentration on the supplier side is high.

Basis: supplier position, few suppliers. Omitted on edges where the graph does not back a concentration claim.

The two companies

Cadence Design Systems (supplier)

EDA duopolist with Synopsys; strong in analog, PCB and verification.

Arm Holdings (customer)

CPU architecture licensed in virtually every smartphone and most edge devices.

Other tracked customers of Cadence Design Systems

Cite as: wafergraph, “Cadence Design Systems → Arm Holdings — supplier relationship in the semiconductor supply chain”, https://wafergraph.com/relationship/cadence/arm/ (data as of 2026-09-05).

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